# Accident 19810428023999A: Scwzer G164, Chataignier, LA, April 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1981, 06:45 local time
- Place: Chataignier, LA
- Airport: Louis Fontenot
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.5696° N, 92.3168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chataignier, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5696&lon=-92.3168&mi=10
- Aircraft: N592Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N592Y-2013-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755B series (registry code 35007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810428023999A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK TREES AT DEPARTURE END OF SOFT AIRSTRIP ON TAKEOFF. MISJUDGED AIRPLANES PERFORMANCE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW81DRD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD21), Apr 28, 1981: Grumman G-164 (N592Y), Chatagnier, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N592Y (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800514043299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800514043299I), May 14, 1980: Gulstm G164 (N592Y), Crowley, LA, Minor damage. Aircraft struck small ditch wile taxiing. Aircraft nosed up.
- [Accident 19731025033659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731025033659A), Oct 25, 1973: Grumav G164 (N592Y), Eunice, LA, Substantial damage. Wing caught tall weeds bordering right runway edge. Ldg gr struck a low dike along the ditch bank.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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